The Collinsport Weather Report

Join me on a strange and frightening journey into the past. Dark Shadows premiered on Monday, June 27, 1966, and, fifty years later, on Monday, June 27, 2016, we begin our journey through five years and 1225 episodes.

Monday, January 16, 2017

Note: The
episodes’ official numbering includes skipped numbers for pre-emptions, in
accordance with their numbering system (so that one could look at the number of
an episode and know what day of the week it aired on). I have elected to number
the episodes by what episode it actually is, but I will note the official numbering also.

This is the 143rd episode, but the official number is 146 or 11.

My name is
Victoria Winters. A painting has caused great concern among those at Collinwood—particularly
for one, who is the subject of the painting—and another, the man who painted
it.

Friday, January 13, 2017

Note: The
episodes’ official numbering includes skipped numbers for pre-emptions, in
accordance with their numbering system (so that one could look at the number of
an episode and know what day of the week it aired on). I have elected to number
the episodes by what episode it actually is, but I will note the official numbering also.

This is the 142nd episode, but the official number is 145 or 10.

My name is
Victoria Winters. A strange force has caused me, against my will, to bring a
painting to Collinwood—a painting so weird and mysterious that no one—not even
the man who painted it—can explain it. For one, it holds an unusual
fascination.

David is looking at the
painting when Laura comes into his room. She wants to go out to lunch, but he
doesn’t feel like eating. She thinks he’s disturbed, which he adamantly denies
(in a disturbed way). He tells her he thinks the painting is trying to tell him
something. Something bad.

He wants to know what it is.

David says he looks at the
painting and sees light coming for him.

She asks him to go for a walk,
but he wants to be alone.

Sam hasn’t read the morning
paper in a week. He’s got his own disaster going on. He doesn’t want to paint. “I
can see myself having an exhibition of fifty paintings of Laura Collins
surrounded in flames.”

Later, Laura stops by, asking
for Sam, but he’s not at home.

Laura is curious what Sam is
working on now.

Maggie wonders whether Laura
can explain Sam’s obsession with her.

Sam arrives home.

Maggie says she’s meeting Joe.
“I want to get there early so I can see the surprised look on his face.”